From the preview tour, we've already seen that there's lots to do onboard the huge ship. Unlimited food and drink (even fine-dining is free!), a cinema, gym, sauna, spa, rock-climbing wall, golf course, swimming pool, suntanning deck, library, card/games room, ca$ino (!!), video arcade, lounges, etc etc... I didn't even get to see all of it.

But of course, the best thing sometimes is to do absolutely NOTHING. Yes, just simply chill and unwind, away from the stress of everyday life and work. In fact, this is the prefect chance to take a break from the Internet (not that it's not available) and phones.

Royal Caribbean even gave us two pieces of luggage - and solid ones too! We didn't know we would be getting these, but the surprise sure is a happy one.

They also gave us a shoe bag (given that we'd have to pack some nice shoes for a Captain's Night gala event), travel adaptors (although there are two types of sockets in the rooms), and luggage tags. We'll also have an hour's worth of Internet access, should we want to make tweets or online updates live on the trip.

Here are Nadine and Jolie hoping to go on the cruise as well. See Jolie going, "Pleeease?"

No, you are not going, no matter what cute smiles you try! Muahahaha! This trip is mine, all mine!

Actually, I'll miss these two, of course. The cruise ship is great place for families, so maybe next time I'll bring them. I'm grateful that hubby insisted I come for this trip. He's taking leave to take care of the household. I'm also missing out on some dinners, especially the Makansutra Christmas dinner, but oh well, this is my very first cruise after all!

I am going to pack after this post, but my most critical supply is all ready. SUNBLOCK GALORE! Because I don't tan, I simply burn! LOL!

We'll be stopping in Kuala Lumpur and Phuket along the way, and each blogger is given a shore excursion to experience as well. All of us will have our posts on our blogs as well as collectively on a special omy.sg minisite (there'll be a voting contest at the end, and prizes for you guys!).

I wonder what shenanigans the 10 of us will be up to. While we may not be as crazy as the Pirates of the Caribbean, but I'm sure there'll be adventures and laughs galore. I can't wait.

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Just back from a 4D3N Best of Malaysia Cruise with stopovers in Penang and Port Klang. The family and friends enjoyed the cruise and I am sure you would too. The fine dinning restaurant serves pretty good western food. All meals are in big portions and are done pretty decent, considering the numbers of diners each night. I had 2 mains beef and a lamb shank over the 3 nights. With a good selection of wines (extra charge), we had great dinners there. The stopover in Penang was a little short for us do much, just visited the new 1st Avenue Mall, next to Prangin Mall (about 10-15mins away). The Port Klang location is at least 50-60 mins from KL, just managed to cover the new Pavilion Mall (next to Starhill, Bukit Bintang), in full Christmas deco, with some great shopping. Most importantly, the crew were friendly and helpful.

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Catherine Ling is the founder of the award-winning blog Camemberu.com and has been covering food and travel in Asia since 2007. Her blog has led to opportunities writing for CNN Travel, NineMSN, Yahoo Makanation and Makansutra. She has appeared on various TV food programs, like Food Wars Asia, On The Red Dot, Ch8 Tuesday Report. Catherine also held a radio spot on Foodie Lunch Pick on 93.8LIVE from 2010-2014.